I tell my students never to bother buying plain flour - always go for self-raising flour. You can make so many different products with it. And I wouldn't go for the expensive stuff - the basic, or budget flour does the job just as well.
A simple soda bread*
Pancakes - just as good as the ones made with milk and eggs
Pikelets - This calls for a thicker batter which doesn't spread out over the pan. Add sugar and sultanas for fruit pikelets.
Tempura - A slightly thicker batter again: simply dip in some thin slices of your chosen 'filler', and shallow fry
Pikelets - This calls for a thicker batter which doesn't spread out over the pan. Add sugar and sultanas for fruit pikelets.
Tempura - A slightly thicker batter again: simply dip in some thin slices of your chosen 'filler', and shallow fry
Sourdough. This needs time, but a flour and water batter, left for a few days will begin to ferment - and then you can turn it into bread!
Naan breads - done in the oven, under a grill, or in the frying pan
Naan breads - done in the oven, under a grill, or in the frying pan
Pastry Here's a very simple rhubarb pie recipe - just self raising flour and water, with a little sugar and some olive oil, mixed together and rolled out. For a savoury pastry use a little salt instead of sugar.
Chappatis, of course. No need for a link, there are many recipes on line for this.
Dumplings Mix self-raising flour (plus any flavourings - dried herbs, etc) and water together into a dough, form into small balls and add to your stew! Talk about 'Easy-Peasy'!
Dumplings Mix self-raising flour (plus any flavourings - dried herbs, etc) and water together into a dough, form into small balls and add to your stew! Talk about 'Easy-Peasy'!